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Collection
Title
Rafael "Ralph" Sánchez papers
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Extent
16 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rafael “Ralph” Sánchez was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba in 1948. In 1961, he was sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Miami before they moved to Nicaragua. In 1962, at the age of 14, Sánchez made the decision to move into the Opa-Locka camp that was run by local Catholic charities where he lived until the age of 18. Sánchez was reunited with his brother, parents, and grandmother after they came to Miami via the Freedom Flights in the mid-1960s.
After earning an accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University, he worked in real estate, becoming a land developer and motorsports promoter. He founded and managed the Grand Prix of Miami, beginning in 1983. He founded Homestead-Miami Speedway in the early 1990s.
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Scope and content
The collection contains audiovisual materials, clippings, memorabilia, posters, photograph albums, awards, and promotional ephemera related to Rafael "Ralph" Sánchez, a developer, businessman, and leading figure in the auto-racing industry.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
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Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Languages of the material
- English
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Lourdes Sánchez and Patricia Sánchez Abril, 2016.
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Archivist's note
Minimal collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, April 2022.